Azure functions use cases

There are many valid use cases for using and implementing Azure functions.

Implementing microservices

Azure functions help in breaking down large applications into smaller discreet functional code units. Each unit is treated independent of the other and evolves in its own life cycle. Each such code unit has its own compute, hardware, and monitoring requirements. Each function can be connected to all other functions. These units are weaved together by orchestrators to build complete functionality. For example, in an e-commerce application, there can be individual functions (code units) each responsible for listing catalogs, recommendations, categories, subcategories, shopping carts, checkouts, payment types, payment gateways, shipping addresses, billing addresses, taxes, shipping charges, cancellations, returns, emails, SMS, and so on. Some of these functions are brought together to create use cases for e-commerce applications such as product browsing, checkout flow...